The
Phytoremediation of Organics Action Team, established in 1997, is one of the
six active Action Teams under the Remediation Technologies Development Forum
(RTDF). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the RTDF in 1992
to foster collaboration between the public and private sectors in developing
innovative solutions to mutual hazardous waste problems. The Phytoremediation
of Organics Action Team includes representatives from industry, government, and
academia who share an interest in further developing and validating the of use
of plants and trees to remediate organic hazardous wastes in soil and water.